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LaVerne C. Ogletree

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LaVerne C. Ogletree is the chief magistrate judge of Greene County Magistrate Court, the judge of the county's probate court, and a municipal court judge for White Plains and Woodville in Georgia.[1][2]
Elections
2016
Incumbent LaVerne C. Ogletree ran unopposed in the general election for the Greene County probate judge.
Greene County Probate Court, General Election, 2016 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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100.00% | 3,393 |
Total Votes | 3,393 | |
Source: Georgia Election Results, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election May 24, 2016," June 10, 2016 |
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the Georgia Probate Courts are each elected to four-year terms.[3] The elections for this court type are contested and may be partisan or nonpartisan. To serve on this court, a judge must be a United States citizen, county resident for at least two years, at least 25 years old, a registered voter, have a high school diploma or equivalent and completion of an initial training course. In counties with populations above 96,000, judges are required to have at least seven years of experience practicing law and be 30 years of age.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Courts, "Magistrate Court Directory," accessed May 14, 2015
- ↑ Council of Municipal Court Judges: "Directory," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ New Georgia Encyclopedia, "Judicial Branch: Overview," June 5, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Georgia; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014